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Re: CONLANG Digest - 31 Oct 2000 to 1 Nov 2000 (#2000-299)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, November 3, 2000, 5:20
Muke Tever wrote:
> > > From: daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...> > > I've never come across an abcdefg... keyboard, or heard of one.
Actually, in the early days of typewriters, quite a few manufacturers used abcdef. There were many competing designs, and the qwerty won out, partly because it prevented key jams, and partly because it was what was used by the company that also had the best typewriter in terms of technology. -- Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor